The winds and rain of Tropical Storm Hermine are likely to impact traffic on I-4 and the I-4 Ultimate project.

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With changing traffic patterns, plenty of construction equipment and traffic barrels, the interstate can be tricky to travel on, even in good weather.

Some drivers have reported having difficulty with seeing the lanes on westbound I-4 while approaching Ivanhoe Boulevard and parts of Colonial Drive. Many drivers ask themselves, which lane is which? There are black markings, white ones and then some areas where there are both.

Motorist Mitchell Fried said it's too confusing.

"If you have different sets of lines, you don't know where to go. And especially in the rain or at night. In the rain, you can't see the lines, anyhow," Fried said.

With storms approaching and lots of rain with them, it's a concern.

The Florida Department of Transportation officials said they're not aware of concerns in that area, but they said conditions and traffic patterns change constantly, so drivers need to remain alert.

FDOT officials said they are watching the storm minute-by-minute, but each case may present a different scenario. For instance, when it comes to the barrels, do they keep them there to protect drivers, or do they remove them so that they don't become missiles?

"The contractor on the I-4 Ultimate project has conducted constructionwide site inspections, including inspecting drainage infrastructure," FDOT said in a statement.

State highway planners said as the storm approaches, staff and maintenance contractors will be put on standby and schedules will be adjusted, if needed.